Nature Friendly Farming Network

In your field: James Robinson - "Friday the 13th. I mean, what idiot farmer books their TB test for Friday the 13th?"

In your field

In your field: James Robinson - "Friday the 13th. I mean, what idiot farmer books their TB test for Friday the 13th?"

James farms Dairy Shorthorns east of Kendal, Cumbria, with his parents Kathleen and Henry, wife Michelle and sons Robert and Chris. The fifth generation to farm at Strickley, he is also vice-chair of the Nature Friendly Farming Network

clock 28 June 2025 • 4 min read
Small abattoir infrastructure 'diminishing' as Australian and New Zealand imports rise

Politics

Small abattoir infrastructure 'diminishing' as Australian and New Zealand imports rise

Farmers in Wales said their businesses are in a 'precarious position' due to declining abattoir infrastructure

clock 17 June 2025 • 5 min read
Martin Lines: "The slogan, 'No Farmers, No Food' is everywhere. But how true is this?"

Politics

Martin Lines: "The slogan, 'No Farmers, No Food' is everywhere. But how true is this?"

Arable farmer Martin Lines said farmers have 'wasted time' by fighting the 'wrong battles' with Government when they should be championing the benefits they provide to society as a whole

clock 02 May 2025 • 4 min read
SFI emergency roundtable: "There needs to be a clear pathway of what the future of farming and food production looks like"

Politics

SFI emergency roundtable: "There needs to be a clear pathway of what the future of farming and food production looks like"

An emergency roundtable on the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) has been held this afternoon (March 17) between Farming Minister Daniel Zeichner and farming organisations

clock 17 March 2025 • 7 min read
Martin Lines: "The closure of SFI has highlighted just how fragile the current system is"

Politics

Martin Lines: "The closure of SFI has highlighted just how fragile the current system is"

Mr Lines, chief executive of the Nature Friendly Farming Network, writes about Defra’s sudden SFI closure, how farm support payments are 'failing' farmers, the urgent action needed and why farmers cannot wait 18 months

clock 17 March 2025 • 4 min read
Labour MP pledges to 'listen' to farmers' concerns over proposed Inheritance Tax reforms

Politics

Labour MP pledges to 'listen' to farmers' concerns over proposed Inheritance Tax reforms

Can MPs go back on their promises to farmers that there would be no changes to Inheritance Tax and Agricultural Property Relief prior to the General Election?

clock 10 March 2025 • 3 min read
Defra re-opens Capital Grants and £30m uplift in Higher Level Stewardship

Politics

Defra re-opens Capital Grants and £30m uplift in Higher Level Stewardship

Defra Secretary Steve Reed said farmers and land managers who had been the ‘pioneers of nature-friendly farming', would now ‘finally get a fair price for their work'

clock 26 February 2025 • 3 min read
Young Farmer Focus - Elise Sutton: "From milk to meat, they get the job done"

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Elise Sutton: "From milk to meat, they get the job done"

Elise Sutton, 27, writes about her life as a stockperson at Cherry Lodge Farm in Salisbury. Ms Sutton also sits on the board of trustees for the Longhorn Cattle Society.

clock 22 February 2025 • 2 min read
Young Farmer Focus - Amelia Greenway: "Our aim is to improve the conservation of rare breeds"

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Amelia Greenway: "Our aim is to improve the conservation of rare breeds"

Amelia Greenway, 24, is a first-generation tenant farmer from Exeter in Devon. She writes about her passion to improve the conservation of rare breeds and why she is proud to support the Nature Friendly Farming Network

clock 12 February 2025 • 2 min read
Martin Lines - NFFN chief executive on Bovaer: "If we fail to engage with the public openly and honestly, mistrust will only grow"

Livestock

Martin Lines - NFFN chief executive on Bovaer: "If we fail to engage with the public openly and honestly, mistrust will only grow"

"Transparency and authenticity are key in food production"

clock 11 December 2024 • 3 min read